Here we've displayed a list of the best Ghetto films : Shoah(1985), Children of Men(2006), The Five Heartbeats(1991), Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire(2009), Jacob the Liar(1974), The Golem(1920), Bulworth(1998), Street Kings(2008), Boulevard Nights(1979), Blood and Bone(2009), Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' With the Godmother(2008), Two Gentlemen Sharing(1969) ... ...
8.7/10
Documentary, War, Drama, History
France|UK
1985
561 Minutes
Simon Srebnik Michael Podchlebnik Richard Glazar Rudolf Vrba Inge Deutschkron Filip Müller
victim survivor nazi bystander guard brooding shocking disturbing auschwitz germany ghetto poland holocaust nazism horrors of war concentration camp fall discovery 1980s
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
7.9/10
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Japan
2006
109 Minutes
Clive Owen Julianne Moore Michael Caine Chiwetel Ejiofor Charlie Hunnam Danny Huston Clare-Hope Ashitey Peter Mullan Pam Ferris Maria McErlane Michael Haughey
bureaucrat hippie refugee revolutionary bleak uplifting suspenseful london ghetto countryside household dystopia salvation infertility survival pursuit 2020s
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
7.6/10
Drama, Music
USA
1991
122 Minutes
Robert Townsend Michael Wright Leon Harry Lennix Tico Wells Chuck Patterson Diahann Carroll Hawthorne James Harold Nicholas
singer manager record producer groupie friend gritty moving rousing detroit recording studio record store concert stage backstage ghetto rags to riches music industry african-americans racism performance jealousy
The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2009
109 Minutes
Gabourey Sidibe Mo'Nique Paula Patton Lenny Kravitz Mariah Carey Sherri Shepherd Xosha Roquemore Chyna Layne
teenager stepfather mother teacher uplifting inspiring intense school new york city ghetto abuse rape pregnancy poverty education transformation 2000s
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
East Germany|Czechoslovakia
1974
100 Minutes
Vlastimil Brodský Erwin Geschonneck Manuela Simon Henry Hübchen Blanche Kommerell Deszo Garas Zsuzsa Gordon Friedrich Richter Margit Bara Reimar-Johannes Baur
jew military officer nazi friend bleak witty poland ghetto holocaust hope judaism nazism deception survival discovery underdog 1940s
A Jewish ghetto in central Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Horror
Germany
1920
91 Minutes
Paul Wegener Albert Steinruck Ernst Deutsch Lydia Salmonova Hanns Sturm Otto Gebühr Lothar Muthel Greta Schröder Loni Nest Max Kronert
creature rabbi emperor daughter assistant little girl dark melodramatic frightening dreamy prague palace ghetto the golem supernatural magic myth religious persecution metamorphosis rescue
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
106 Minutes
Warren Beatty Halle Berry Don Cheadle Oliver Platt Paul Sorvino Jack Warden Isaiah Washington Joshua Malina Christine Baranski Richard C. Sarafian Amiri Baraka
senator chief of staff young woman mafia boss rapper suicidal person amusing witty unrestrained brash los angeles club church ghetto office politics honesty controversy hip-hop unlikely romance
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2008
107 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Forest Whitaker Hugh Laurie Chris Evans Cedric Kyles Jay Mohr Terry Crews Naomie Harris Common Jayceon Taylor Martha Higareda
police detective cop captain friend sergeant criminal intense thrilling frenetic los angeles hideout ghetto police station convenience store car death of spouse cover-up racial tension false accusations crime
An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1979
102 Minutes
Richard Yniguez Marta Du Bois Danny De La Paz Bill Benenson Chuco Avila James Victor Betty Carvalho Carmen Zapata Carlos Cervantes Victor Millan Roberto Covarrubias
gang member mexican-american girlfriend brother mother gritty tender emotional tense los angeles ghetto automobile repair shop gangs brotherhood coming of age crime poverty marriage escape growing up
Kid brother Chuco (Danny De La Paz) is a sullen low-rider still caught up in the life. Despite their differences, their family bond is strong. But that bond is violently tested when rivals ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Michael Jai White Julian Sands Eamonn Walker Dante Basco Nona Gaye Michelle Belegrin Bob Sapp Richard Williams Ron Yuan
prisoner fighter enemy manager man engaging thrilling suspenseful intense gripping brutal los angeles ghetto fighting underground scene prison released from prison danger anger rivalry
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
6.7/10
Documentary, Crime, Drama, History
USA
2008
101 Minutes
Nelson Andreu Raul Diaz Bob Palumbo Al Singleton
drug dealer son convict woman drug addict police officer gripping fascinating dark oakland, calif. prison miami ghetto drug trade crime ring partnership investigation griselda blanco charles cosby temptation
Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the "Cocaine Godmother" Griselda ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK
1969
92 Minutes
Robin Phillips Judy Geeson Hal Frederick Norman Rossington Rachel Kempson Ram John Holder Hilary Heath Daisy Mae Williams Philip Stone David Markham Shelagh Fraser
ad executive lawyer girlfriend landlady stepfather engaging amusing sad london apartment mansion nightclub ghetto racism relationships class distinctions roommates forbidden love transformation quest
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
65 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Evelyn Ankers Reginald Denny Thomas Gomez Henry Daniell Montagu Love
sherlock holmes doctor watson widow impostor spy british intelligence agent crafty intricate suspenseful engaging england estate briefing room coast church ghetto espionage terrorism radio nazis
When a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations via the radio 'Voice of Terror', the Homeland Security Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1964
105 Minutes
Hampton Clanton Yolanda Rodríguez Bostic Felton Gary Bolling Carl Lee Clarence Williams III Gloria Foster Georgia Burke
gang member thug son prostitute gritty emotional powerful harlem, n.y. ghetto violence poverty race relations growing up quest fall 1960s
A look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1985
119 Minutes
James Woods Alan Arkin Gabrielle Lazure Michael Sarrazin Linda Sorenson Alan Scarfe Alexander Knox Robert Joy
jew writer father mother stripper wife madcap witty engaging emotional montreal ghetto canada england london city social climbing marriage jewish identity scandal
The story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1927
97 Minutes
Al Jolson May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer Otto Lederer William Demarest Roscoe Karns Richard Tucker Nat Carr William Walling Robert Gordon
cantor singer lover mother neighbor father melodramatic winsome uplifting lower east side manhattan, n.y. ghetto stage cabaret family home singing family traditions defiance acceptance father/son relationship
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
6.5/10
Action
France
2009
100 Minutes
Cyril Raffaelli David Belle Philippe Torreton Daniel Duval Elodie Yung Fabrice Feltzinger MC Jean Gab'1 James Deano La Fouine Pierre-Marie Mosconi
police detective crime boss gangster vigilante striking brutal thrilling france paris ghetto gangs violence culture clash organized crime conspiracy bombing escape rescue quest 2010s
Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city's secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.
6.5/10
Action
USA
1992
102 Minutes
Cuba Gooding Jr. James Marshall Brian Dennehy Robert Loggia Ossie Davis Cara Buono John Heard Jon Seda Lance Slaughter T.E. Russell Francesca P. Roberts
young man boxer father promoter bookie police officer brutal gutsy intense chicago boxing ring school street ghetto boxing aspirations family duty friendship transformation
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Ron O'Neal Carl Lee Sheila Frazier Julius Harris Charles McGregor Nate Adams Polly Niles Yvonne Delaine
drug dealer junkie partner police detective sexy woman campy gritty engaging new york city ghetto drug trafficking retirement organized crime martial arts corruption race relations rivalry revenge escape 1970s
The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
2001
128 Minutes
Allen Payne Angelle Brooks Aaron D. Spears Andrew Divoff Clarence Williams III William Forsythe Myquan Jackson Marlon Young Richard Lawson
drug dealer detective friend drug lord woman bleak suspenseful thrilling gritty boston ghetto drug trafficking friendship investigation betrayal double life inner-city life growing up fall rise
A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1949
65 Minutes
Donald Thompson Clarence Cooper Sadie Stockton Estelle Evans Paul Baucum Sidney Meyers
young boy psychiatrist counselor teacher juvenile delinquent mute person moving sad powerful harlem, n.y. wiltwyck school for boys ghetto esopus, n.y. new york city small town race troubled childhood psychiatry rehabilitation poverty
A documentary account of the rehabilitation at the Wiltwyck School of an emotionally disturbed Black boy who is unwanted, misunderstood, and inwardly tortured.
6.4/10
Horror, Comedy
USA
1991
102 Minutes
Brandon Quintin Adams Everett McGill Wendy Robie A.J. Langer Ving Rhames Sean Whalen Bill Cobbs Kelly Jo Minter
teen boy teen girl mother father psychopath victim disturbing creepy suburbia house ghetto murder mutilation incest captivity psychosis survival discovery escape 1990s
Two adults and a juvenile break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children. There, they must fight for their lives.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
2001
100 Minutes
Q-Tip Fat Joe Mary J. Blige Elvis Costello Danny Hoch Patrick McDade Seth Meier Darrin O'Brien Brian A. Wilson
juvenile delinquent mother stepfather lawyer bully drug dealer gritty brooding bleak housing project prison ghetto courtroom urban poverty prison life mother/child relationship artistic struggle legal battle accidental death fall
A young man lives and learns while growing up on the street and in and out of correctional facilities.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1976
97 Minutes
Richard Pryor Franklin Ajaye George Carlin Sully Boyar Richard Brestoff Professor Irwin Corey Ivan Dixon Bill Duke Antonio Fargas Michael Fennell Arthur French
preacher cab driver employee customer ex-convict owner hilarious quirky los angeles ghetto poverty drugs social standing friendship romance growing up 1970s
A comedic take on the daily life of car-wash employees, chronicling their hopes, fears, joys, dreams, and tribulations, and meeting some eccentric customers along the way.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1991
95 Minutes
Mel Brooks Lesley Ann Warren Jeffrey Tambor Stuart Pankin Howard Morris Rudy De Luca Theodore Wilson Michael Ensign Matthew Faison Billy Barty Brian Thompson
millionaire homeless person love interest dancer developer rival hysterical spirited amusing touching los angeles ghetto street office bet unlikely romance class conflict new identity homelessness land dispute
A filthy rich businessman bets a corporate rival that he can live on the streets of L.A. without the comforts of home or money, which proves to be tougher than he thought.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
2015
99 Minutes
Will Ferrell Kevin Hart Craig T. Nelson Alison Brie Edwina Findley Ariana Neal Erick Chavarria Tip "T.I." Harris Paul Ben-Victor Jon Eyez Nito Larioza
wealthy man criminal judge businessman prison guard prisoner amusing cheeky hilarious courtroom car ghetto house street park fraud prison survival courage life
When millionaire James King is jailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.
5.7/10
Drama
USA
2000
78 Minutes
David Morse John Ryan Philip Goodwin Ana Reeder Robert Sella Judy Bauerlin Marylouise Burke
priest parishioner nun emotional spirited bleak philadelphia ghetto church faith inner-city life race relations roman catholicism father john mcnamee underdog sacrifice 2000s
David Morse plays Father John McNamee, a catholic priest who accepts a position at an inner-city church. The film begins with Father McNamee as he starts his new job and follows the priest ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Horror
USA
1973
95 Minutes
William Marshall Pam Grier Don Mitchell Michael Conrad Richard Lawson Lynne Moody Janee Michelle Barbara Rhoades Bernie Hamilton Arnold Williams
vampire monster voodoo queen rival sheriff boyfriend campy rousing incredible los angeles ghetto hideout police station resurrection zombies voodoo racial tension hypnosis metamorphosis rivalry
The vampire Mamuwalde (Blacula) is stirred by African voodoo, and is forced to kill again.
5.6/10
Comedy
France|Algeria|Belgium|Luxembourg
1996
100 Minutes
Gad Elmaleh Mess Hattou Magaly Berdy Ann-Gisel Glass
young man foreigner immigrant cousin young woman amusing endearing paris france ghetto street city vs. country cousin relationship culture clash inner-city life immigration race relations underdog adventure quest
Salut Cousin! is the tale of two Algerian cousins and their mishaps in the racially volatile environment of Paris.
5.3/10
Drama
France|USA
1995
89 Minutes
John Travolta Harry Belafonte Kelly Lynch Margaret Avery Tom Bower Robert Gossett Carrie Snodgress Sheryl Lee Ralph Tommy Nolan Judith Drake Tom Wright
factory worker ceo african-american white person wife police officer suspenseful fascinating melodramatic alternate reality chocolate factory family home office suburb ghetto race relations police brutality false accusations eviction abduction
In an alternative America where African-Americans and White Americans have reversed cultural roles, a white factory worker kidnaps a black factory owner for dismissing him over perceived disdain.
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